It's not often I want to try a new base product as once I really love a product I usually stick with it for a long time. This new L'Oreal Paris True Match Tinted Serum Foundation caught my eye however because it contains hyaluronic acid which is amazing for your skin as it provides instant hydration which makes your skin look youthful and healthy. This latest product provides an incredible hybrid formula of skincare and makeup which I feel will be a new trend in beauty going forward. That being said let's see how I've been getting on with it so far.
I purchased shade 2-3 Light. There are 9 shades in total however it's important to stress that the foundation blends into your skin extremely easily which means as long as you buy the bottle that's 3 shades closest to your skin tone then it will work for you. The consistency is ever so slightly watery than a traditional foundation however it's not so slippery that as soon as you put it on your hands it drips all over the place.
The foundation is contained within a pipette which is great as it means that you can gradually add the exact amount of product you want which means you can never go overboard with it. Because it has hyaluronic acid in it, the foundation glides onto the skin so smoothly which means it blends into the skin incredible well and very quickly too. It's for this reason why one shade can work across a couple of skin tones which a normal foundation couldn't do.
As you can see at first once you put it on my hand the shade looks slightly too light for me.
However once blended in you can see that it almost disappears into my skin which means that this particular shade is the right one for me. So if there are testers available to use then I would use this test to determine which shade would be the best for you.
So the consistency it right, the shade is right and it blends beautifully however how well does it perform you ask? Well I was very surprised because for a serum foundation it actually lasted a good 8 or 9 hours on my skin before it started getting a bit shiny. I of course set it with my trusted Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder in shade 1 Fair as I have combination oily skin however if you have drier skin then it may last a good amount of time on you even without setting it. The finish it gives before you set it is a natural satin finish, so it's not a product if you want something that's very glowy looking on the skin. Another thing I noticed is the first day after I wore this my skin did look better than the day before I started wearing it, so perhaps it already helped to improve my skin from day one! Coverage wise it covers redness, marks from old spots and very small blemishes however if you have any major spots or anything else you'd like to cover up then I would suggest using a concealer with it however for a serum foundation the coverage it pretty decent in my opinion.
Have you tried the new L'Oreal Paris True Match Tinted Serum Foundation? If you have I'd love to know your thoughts. Thanks for reading and I'll see you soon.
Chantal x
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I have to be honest, usually skincare is not one of my top priorities in life however because we've not really been going anywhere interesting lately I've been wearing less makeup and therefore as a result I have been noticing how my skin's been looking during this time. For me lockdown has actually made my skin drier than normal, which is very weird for me as I usually have oily to combination skin. I've even gone some days with only powdering my under eyes instead of the whole of my face which is not normal for me! With this in mind, I'd thought that I'd talk you through my skincare routine, well that's what everyone else calls it, I just call it things I slap on my face to maintain my face haha.
First thing of course is your moisturiser. I love the Caudalie Moisturising Sorbet as it's great if you have combination skin as it's so light weight, therefore it sinks into the skin really quickly and so you can put on makeup very shortly afterwards. Caudalie is one of my favourite skincare brands as they use all natural ingredients and also they are a French brand and the French know a thing or two about great skincare!
My first step of my cleansing routine in the evening is using the Cerave Hydrating Cleanser. When it comes to cleansers I personally don't think that you need to spend much money on them as lets face it, once you've used it you wash it off your face anyway. This product is great as it gently removes any makeup or grime off your face and it doesn't leave any residue behind as it's just a creamy cleanser and yes your skin does feel quite hydrated after you've used it.
Toner is very important as it gets rid of any dead skin cells, therefore it gets rid of any dry skin on the face, which for me has been a bit of a problem lately! I use the Pixi Glow Tonic which has 5% glycolic acid. I apply it with a cotton pad and swipe it over my face after I've cleansed. You do feel a slight tingling after you've applied, but that's a good thing I think as you can feel it working.
The serum I use is another Caudalie product, the Caudalie Vinopure Blemish Control Infusion Serum. This serum is formulated specifically for people with spot prone skin and again like with the other products I like it as it feels very light weight and it sinks into the skin within two minutes and I do think that it helps to control outbreaks which is great!
For my eye makeup I always go for a formula that can remove waterproof mascara as they tend t be oil based, therefore it will definitely get rid of everything. I use the Nivea Daily Essentials Double Effect Eye Makeup Remover. It's really affordable as well as it's under £4, a bargin!
Lip balm is something you certainly can't forget to use otherwise your lips will never forgive you! I use the Carmex Classic Moisturising Lip Balm. It's such a classic product that's been loved by many for years and that's because it is simply the best.
Every couple of days I use a scrub to give my skin a proper exfoliation, for this I use the L'Oreal Smooth Sugars Nourish Scrub. This is gentle, but yet abrasive enough to get rid of all dryness and I love that it has a cocoa butter scent to it, which is one of my favourite scents ever.
I hope you liked my post and maybe found it useful if you were looking for a new skincare product. Let me know what skincare products you love in the comments.
Stay safe
Chantal x
Well, well, well...it's be a long time since I've written anything on my blog. I never meant for my blog to get left behind, but when you're going about your everyday life sometimes things have to be put back for a while...until now of course while we are all stuck at home in quarantine! So while we are all stuck at home, apart from going out to get the essentials of course, I had the idea to make a go-to makeup bag for when I actually do feel like wearing some makeup during this time, which hasn't been that often recently. You may be thinking why am I even wearing makeup during this time? Well it's because makeup has the power to make us all feel empowered at times when we feel like we are losing control of life. It helps you look more presentable and of course that increases confidence, so if you do want to wear makeup during this confusing and incredibly uncertain times we are living in, then go ahead and don't care what anyone thinks or says, I sure don't!
Let's start wish base products. Instead of wasting foundation on what probably will be an hour's of your time spent outside, I recommend using a high coverage concealer as foundation. This is a trick that I always use when I need to apply makeup quickly anyway and for times like these it just seems to be the most sensible thing to do. For this I use the L'Oreal Infallible More Than Concealer as it literally tells you that it's not just to be used as a concealer, so I put it everywhere and blend it out with my fingers, no brushes needed, then it's done!
To set the concealer in place I've been using a newly added product to my collection which is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder. This product it amazing! It does exactly what it claims to do as it smooths out your complexion so well that it makes it look like you haven't even applied any setting powder to the face and it keeps your face shine free for a good eight hours too!
Moving onto the eyes, we have another Charlotte Tilbury product, oh and it's not the last one either. It's the Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in the Sophisticate. I believe or am pretty sure that this is the only matte palette that's actually available from Charlotte's range. I also think it's incredibly underrated for how versatile it actually is! Depending on how I feel I either just use the second to right shade on the top (the enhance shade) swept onto the whole eyelid and into the crease, then blended into the lower lash line or I'll add the second to right shade (the smoke shade) onto the outer corners of the eye, then blend into the crease and then I would also add that to the lower lash line too to give it a more smokey look.
For eye liner I've been trying out a new product from, you guessed it, Charlotte Tilbury, the Classic Eye Liner in Black which unlike a normal kohl pencil, it's actually a powder formula, so it's still has the movement of a kohl pencil when you first put it on, however it then shortly sets, so therefore it lasts on the eyes better than a traditional kohl pencil would. I line both my upper lash line and my lower water line as I think when you have very round eyes like I do, to make them look less round and more horizontal, it strangely actually works for some reason.
I have two mascaras that I use. The Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara works really well on my top lashes as it curls, adds loads of volume and makes my lashes look really long, while for my bottom lashes I prefer to use a waterproof formula so you don't get any smudging, so I use the Collection Lash Surge in Waterproof Black. I find that putting mascara on my bottom lashes balances out my whole eye shape, otherwise things will look very lopsided haha.
For lips I have two options. The matte lip option is the Lisa Eldridge Velvet Fawn lipstick which I personally think is the perfect nude lipstick as it has the right amount of both brown and pink tones to it, while also having a neutral undertone, so both people with cooler and warmer undertones can wear it. The shiny option is the Chanel Rouge Coco Flash in Chicness which is a peachy nude that makes your lips look plumper and incredibly shiny, I love it!
These are all the products on, please excuse my hair haha. This is probably going to be the last photo that I take before my fringe goes totally out of control!
I hope you enjoyed reading what's in my quarantine makeup bag. Let me know how you guys are coping during this weird time and whether you are even bothering to put any makeup on as I'd love to find out! Keep well and safe.
Chantal x
L'Oreal have finally released a new line of their Color Riche lipsticks- the L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Shine lipsticks. It has been years since they've brought out a moisturising, shiny lipstick; the last time they brought a line out was when they had the Rouge Caresse range around 2010/2011 which I loved, but sadly that line got discontinued about 5 or so years ago, so I feel like these are their replacement in a way. However are they actually the same lipsticks with the same formula but just repackaged? Well if you want to find out keep on reading!
The packaging of these lipsticks is very chic looking actually in a clear casing with the lipstick being held in a silver bullet tube. I like how you can see the exact colour you are getting inside the lipstick just from looking at the top of the clear lid- that is genius in my opinion! The lid snaps on and off like on the other Color Riche lipsticks, so the lid won't fall off while the lipstick is floating around in your handbag or makeup bag which is great.
Now onto the actual lipstick itself. I bought it in the shade 642 #MLBB which I'm guessing stands for my lips but better, which would describe this shade perfectly as it is a nude shade. In particular this is more of a peachy nude shade, which is not something that I would normally go for however it actually suits me which quite surprised me!
As you can guess from the name of the lipstick, the formulation of this lipstick is very moisturising and slippy but in a good way as it feels like it's nourishing your lips as you are wearing it. The only downside to that is that this lipstick doesn't last very long compared to the original Color Riche lipsticks or even the previous Rouge Caresse lipsticks, so they win on longevity compare to the Riche Shine lipsticks. Another thing to note on these lipsticks is that it does have a fragrance to it which you can sort of taste for a bit once you've applied it onto your lips- it's sort of a synthetic grapefruit scent (I think) but it's not unpleasant, just something worth noting if you are a bit sensitive to products with scents in them. Overall I really do like these lipsticks and I would love to buy a few more from the line. There's a really pretty coral one which reminded me of the Rouge Caresse lipstick in Dating Coral which was my favourite lipstick when I was 15/16 and it lasted me about 3 years even though I wore it a lot, so I'd love to get my hands on that one especially. Let me know if you have tried these lipsticks yet, I'd love to know what you think of them. I'll leave you with some more photos including a swatch of the shade to help you to decide whether you'd like to buy this particular shade or if not then maybe another one.
Thank you so much for reading my latest post
All the best
Chantal x
I've finally remembered to do a monthly favourites post, yay! Usually I forget to write them or I even forget to take note of what my favourites are anyway haha. So these have all been my favourite beauty products to use throughout May and I can honestly say I haven't stopped using them and I haven't even really swapped any of them round, so that shows that I really like all these products.
First up is the Tarte Tartelette In Bloom eyeshadow palette. This is the follow up to their original Tartelette eyeshadow palette. Whilst the original palette focussed on more cool and purple based tones the Tartlette In Bloom has more of a warmer feel to it and it's definitely more brown based overall compared to the other palette. It's the only palette I've been using this month, which just shows you how much I love it. Also the packaging is just beautiful! I'll do a review of this product later down the line with swatches so you can see what the shadows look like.
In terms of lip products my favourite lipsticks this month are from Mac and Revlon. Mac's Velvet Teddy is now such a staple in many beauty blogger's makeup bags, one because of the whole 90s trend being in and also because of KJ (we have to admit that is a reason even if we don't want it to be) and I absolutely love it and can't get enough of it! It's the lipstick that made me realise that I actually suit brown lipstick really well, who knew! It's a lovely entry level brown that suits lots of different skin tones because even though it's brown it's a light/warm toned brown, so it's easy to wear and it's the perfect lisptcik if you want to channel the 90s trend. Another brown lipstick I've been loving is Whirl which is a fairly new lipstick from Mac as it came out last year. I bought it a few months ago and I really, really like it. Whirl is more of a traditional 90s brown as it's very dark and slightly cooler in tone but if you are into you're brown lips I guarantee you will adore it. If you also wore it with a very 90s inspired outfit then you'll have the look nailed! From Revlon I've been loving the Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie which is a very light berry pink shade. Usually I don't get on with berry shades but as this is more of a pink based berry shade with most of it being pink, I can get away with wearing it and I will also definitely be wearing it when it gets into the colder months.
Next we'll move onto skincare. At the end of last year I received a free sample of Lancome's Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector which basically fills in any pores or fine lines that you may have and considering I have lots of open pores that need filling in this is great. I kind of use it as a moisturiser before I put my makeup on as I find it provides the moisture I need without feeling too heavy on the skin. Also a little goes a long way which is good as it's quite a pricey product, but it's so worth it as it's skincare that works! (plus since using it I've hardly had any spots which is amazing considering I have oily/combination skin).
I've been sticking to primer for once which is a good thing. I've been using the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser which really does minimise pores and it helps the foundation and concealer glide so smoothly over your skin which makes for an easier application which is great. I reviewed it here if you want to find out more about it.
A quick mention to a single eyeshadow I've been loving which is the Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Milk Chocolate. I watched a video once where someone mentioned this was a dupe for Mac's Cork eyeshadow so I instantly bought it after that. I've had it for about 6 months now and this month I rediscovered it. It's the perfect mid tone brown shade to have and you can't afford not to try it at £1.99 for one eyeshadow.
NYX has recently entered some Boots stores and when I went up to London a few months ago I noticed that they had a stand so I picked out two different products to try. One of them was the Butter Glosses and the other was the Soft Matte Lip Creams. My favourites out of the Butter Glosses so far are Tiramisu and Eclair and my favourite out of the Soft Matte Lip Creams is Zurich. I won't go into too much detail now as I want to do reviews on those products but so far I'm very impressed by them, especially with how affordable they are.
A mention also needs to go to the mascara I've been trying out which is the L'Oreal Paris False Lash Sculpt mascara. It has such an unusual and thin wand but it somehow is able to give your lashes amazing length and volume which I was surprised with. It does give off that slightly clumpy look but if you don't mind that then you'll like this mascara.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my May Beauty Favourites, let me know what your beauty favourites have been this month, I'd love to know.
Thanks for reading
Chantal x
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Recently as I've been reading blogs and watching Youtube videos, I've noticed that a new foundation has been stealing the show when it comes to the new affordable makeup products that are out right now. Meet the new L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24H-Matte foundation. This foundation is meant to be 'lightweight, non-cakey' and have '24H matte perfection' for your skin. On the tube it says that the texture is medium, the coverage is high and of course the finish is matte. I definitely agree with this, even though I still do wear concealer under it just to make sure that I have all my dark circles and imperfections covered as I do that out of habit. The only thing I need to point out with this foundation is that because it is such a matte formula you need to make sure that you moisturise well because otherwise it does catch onto dry patches which doesn't look that great. I have oily to combination skin so usually I put a light layer of moisturiser on, but when I wear this I put a bit more on just in case I do have any dry patches that it may cling to.
Apart from that I will tell you why I love this foundation and why I had to purchase it as soon as I saw loads of amazing reviews on it. So first of all if you do have combination to oily skin you will leap with joy to know that a foundation is completely matte as it means you will only need to use a dusting of powder on top of it, or nothing at all. For this product I use a dusting of powder just to make sure everything does set well in place and that makes it last pretty much all day. I find the coverage does hide any redness and blemishes which is fab so you don't need to worry about any spots poking through your foundation. Other things I love is that it blends like a dream which is surprising for a matte foundation. As it blends so well I use my fingers to blend it in because you don't really need a brush to do it for you. The colour I got 12 Natural Rose is a wonderful colour match for my skin as it's the closest shade to my skin that I've ever encountered from a foundation, it's only a tiny bit darker than my actual skin tone, but you can barely notice so that's good. Lastly I adore the packing because it's in a tube, so it's very practical to store, put in your handbag or take with you travelling.
Here's what it looks like on:
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I really hope you liked this review.
Thanks for reading :) xxx
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Hey everyone, today I've got a foundation review for you. I've been trying the L'Oreal Paris True Match Foundation. About a month or maybe longer ago L'Oreal were doing this promotional thing on their website where you could request to get a free sample of the True Match foundation in the shade that they predicted was right for you. It arrived about 2 weeks ago so I've tried it a few times to test it out. In terms of it being my 'true match' I would say it's the closest shade to my skin tone, however it is a tad on the darker side, but I think for the summer months it will go really well with my slightly tanned skin. Consistency wise it's like your typical liquid foundation so it's not too runny or too rigid, so it's easy to blend. I'd say the coverage is medium, but you could probably build it up to a higher coverage. What I also really liked was that it lasted pretty much all day on me, so around 8 hours or so. I did powder my skin, but I don't think it would slip around too much, but if you have combination to oily skin I would still powder it just in case it moves around a bit. Overall though I'm really impressed with this foundation and when it gets round to the summer months I will probably buy a full version of this foundation.
What it looks like on. I'm not wearing any other makeup because I wanted the focus to stay on what the foundation actually looks like.
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I hope you liked this review. What's your favourite foundation right now? Let me know in the comments, I love to find out what everyone else loves.
Thanks for reading xxx
So it's monthly favourites time. I'm not just saying this, but I can't believe that the first month of this year has already gone, it's just crazy! Anyway for this monthly favourites I have 3 products to talk about, so this will be a short but sweet post, but I hope you will enjoy reading it anyway.
My first favourite is the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser. If you like silicon based skin products then you will like this. I do find that when I wear this my pores don't looks as bad as they normally do and it really does help to make your foundation go on so much smoother than it normally would. I did a more detailed review of it which I will link here if you want to read it.
Next is my trusty go-to brown eye liner, which I'm guessing I've talked about a lot already, but I really do love it. It's the L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Khol eyeliner in the shade 102 Pure Espresso. The colour is a dark brown that's perfect for everyday wear if you don't feel like wearing black eye liner. Also if you prefer to smudge your eyeliner then it would be great for that too if you don't like wearing your eyeliner in a precise way.
Last but not least is one of the newest products I've bought recently and it's Boot's Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Milk Chocolate. Firstly I really like the name of this because I'm pretty much addicted to chocolate haha, secondly for the price of £1.99 it's such a brilliant eyeshadow! The longevity is really great, the pigmentation is surprisingly amazing and when you apply it it glides on so softly to give you a lovely wash of colour for the eyes. It's also a great crease colour which is handy if you want to do a bit of contouring around the eye area, let me tell you it's something I rely on doing as I kind of have hooded eyes. One last point- according to other bloggers this shade is a dupe for Mac's Cork eyeshadow(I think that's the one anyway, probably should of double checked that haha).
I really hope you enjoyed this post and have a great day! It's my birthday today which is kind of exciting, but it also makes me realise how fast time goes which is why you need to appreciate all the good things in life( sorry I must stop writing now!).
Thanks so much for reading my blog, it means a lot :) xxx
As I buy a lot of makeup there's only so much makeup that you will realistically buy a second time or more. In this post I'm going to talk about the makeup essentials that I've repurchased. So say if all my makeup stash got taken away from me, these are the products that I would repurchase straight away to create an everyday makeup look.
First I'll quickly talk about the foundation that I still love which is the Bourjois Happy Light Foundation in the shade 50. It's a long lasting, semi matte finish, light to medium coverage foundation. I haven't found one that beats it yet(mind you when I love a foundation I tend to stick with it for a long time). You can read a more detailed review of it here if you want to.
Next is the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer which is raved about on so many blogs and on so many Youtube videos and there are many reasons why. It's got high coverage, it lasts all day and it's very, very affordable which we all love. I have the shade cool medium which is the second lightest one. I used to get the Fair one but I wanted to try this colour instead and I think it suits me much better than the other one did.
Moving onto the eyes, let's talk about eye liner first. Over the last few years I've really grown to love brown pencil eye liner, maybe even more than a black pencil eye liner as I feel that brown just looks more softer on the eye than wearing black all the time. The one I have here is from L'Oreal and it's the Color Riche Le Khol in the colour 102 Pure Espresso. I find it lasts really well, the colour is lovely as it is this chocolate colour eye liner and it's easily blendable if you want a smudgy look on the eyes. Also from L'Oreal is the Super Liner Perfect Slim which is amazing! The nib is so thin which makes it easy to use, the colour it gives off is the blackest black I've seen in an eye liner and the longevity is great. I did a recent review of this, if you want to check it out I will link this here . For mascara I chose to repurchase the original Maybelline The Falsies mascara. It gives you lovely long lashes full of volume with virtually no effort required. It really is a brilliant mascara that so many people rave about.
Last but not least we have a gorgeous nude pink lipstick (it looks brighter here sorry) from the Mirror Shine Seventeen lipstick range in the shade Beehive. This lipstick gives you a lovely glossy finish, it's very moisturising and for only £4 something, the colour pay off is really great. It's the perfect everyday and every occasion lipstick.
Side note: I forgot to include the powder which I use too- the Rimmel Stay Matte powder in the shade Transparent which I feel is the best powder ever as it sets your foundation really well.
I really hope you enjoyed this blog post.
Thanks for reading xxx
You can see how thin the felt tip pen is here.
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